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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Magnificat noni toni, BuxWV 205 Click to Listen, [4:10]
Three variations, the first in 4 voices for Great and Pedal; the second uses a reduced Great against the Swell Trompette 8' with tremolo (quite lovely in Hauptwerk 2) coupled to the Pedal; the third is for much fuller Great with Pedal at the end. -4dB output volume, Temperament: Ordinaire, no reverberation added. Instrument: Schantz at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California (1966) sampled by Jonathan Orwig

Chorale Text
German:
Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn, und mein Geist freuet sich Gottes meines Heilands.

English:
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my Spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
--St. Luke 1:46-47

Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 2 software